No one can deny that SEO is essential for driving website traffic and boosting visibility online. While keywords and content often take center stage, your site’s technical setup—such as WordPress permalink settings—can significantly impact your rankings. This guide provides step-by-step instructions for setting up the correct WordPress permalink settings, helping you make informed decisions whether … Read more
Nov 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Website Security Two critical security flaws impacting the Spam protection, Anti-Spam, and FireWall plugin WordPress could allow an unauthenticated attacker to install and enable malicious plugins on susceptible sites and potentially achieve remote code execution. The vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2024-10542 and CVE-2024-10781, carry a CVSS score of 9.8 out of … Read more
WordPress’s emperor, Matt Mullenweg, demands a hefty tribute from WP Engine, and a battle erupts, leaving millions of websites hanging in the balance. Meanwhile, the Internet Archive, a digital library preserving our online history, is under siege from hackers. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by … Read more
Jetpack released a patch for a critical vulnerability that could let malicious users submit a specially crafted request to the WordPress server to then disclose data submitted by other users — a flaw that left sensitive personal information potentially exposed on 27 million websites. Owned by Automattic, the company behind WordPress, the Jetpack plug-in offers … Read more
Sep 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananNet Safety / Content material Administration WordPress.org has introduced a brand new account safety measure that can require accounts with capabilities to replace plugins and themes to activate two-factor authentication (2FA) mandatorily. The enforcement is anticipated to return into impact beginning October 1, 2024. “Accounts with commit entry can push updates and … Read more
